## Data Drives Better Decisions

_IMF Podcasts, November 19, 2014_

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**Canonical URL:** [Data Drives Better Decisions](https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/data-drives-better-decisions)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: November 19, 2014

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### Main theme: importance of data for policy
- Data has gained prominence as a vital building block for making sound policy.
- Good data can help identify and manage financial contagion as world economies become more interlinked.
- The IMF is helping make data more widely available to policy makers.

### Participants and roles
- Christine Lagarde: Managing Director, IMF
- Louis Marc Ducharme: Director, Statistics Department, IMF — discusses how the IMF is helping broaden data availability to policy makers.
- Bruce Edwards: Producer of the IMF podcast program; award-winning audio producer and journalist who has covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters.
- Rhoda Metcalfe: Independent journalist and audio producer.

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/data-drives-better-decisions_